garra

From Vulgar Latin *garra (compare Gascon garra, Spanish garra), borrowed from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”). Compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ra/

garra f

1. leg

   Me fa mal la garra.

   My leg hurts.

garra

1. no, not any (usually with no or other negative particle)

   No'n sé garra cuento

   I don't know any tale.

garra

1. none, not one (usually with no or other negative particle)

   No en tiengo garra.

   I have none.

   • 2010, Academia de l’Aragonés, Propuesta ortografica de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, 2^nd edition, Edacar, page 53:

     En estes casos no se deixa garra espacio entre os elementos anteriors y posteriors, y a barreta.

     In these cases no space is placed between the anterior and posterior elements, and the slash.

From Vulgar Latin *garra (compare Occitan garra, Spanish garra), borrowed from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”). Compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”).

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.rə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ra/

garra f (plural garres)

1. shank (the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle)
2. tarsus (of animals)
3. claw, talon

   Synonym: urpa

• pota

• “garra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “garra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “garra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “garra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkarra/

garra

1. attributive form of garas

Possibly from garfa (“animal's claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا‎ (gārfā, “handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة‎ (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ‎ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”), with influence from garfio (“hook”).

Or, possibly from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”) (compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”)), from Proto-Celtic *garrā; see Cornish garr.

• Rhymes: -aʁɐ
• Hyphenation: gar‧ra

garra f (plural garras)

1. claw (curved horny nail)
2. (figuratively) drive; determination

   Synonyms: ânimo, genica, determinação, tenacidade

• “garra” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “garra” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Possibly from garfa (“animal's claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا‎ (gárfa, “handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة‎ (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ‎ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”), with influence from garfio (“hook”).

Or, possibly from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”) (compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”)), from Proto-Celtic *garrā; see Cornish garr. Compare to English har / English harr

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡara/ [ˈɡa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ga‧rra

garra f (plural garras)

1. claw, talon

   Holonym: pata

2. paw
3. (figuratively) clutches
4. hook
5. (figuratively) passion, dedication, effort or audacity (shown by someone in an action)

   Él le pone mucha garra al trabajo.

   He puts a lot of effort into his work.

   luchar con garra ― fight passionately

   jugar con garra ― play with passion

• agarrar
• desgarrar
• garrapato

• “garra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

garra

1. testicles